Mel Gibson Reveals Spiritual Forces and Miracles On-Set of New 'Passion of the Christ' The Passion remains one of the most successful R-rated films ever made, and the production itself is framed as something closer to a spiritual event than a movie. The Resurrection of the Christ is coming in two parts. The canvas is bigger: angels falling, hell, the firmament, and what the apostles actually lived through. These films try to show what happened next. Triumph after the cross is the message. These films are going to break records.